51Թ

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kwaiken

[kwahy-ken, kahy-]

noun

plural

kwaiken 
  1. a kind of folding pocketknife.

  2. a curved dagger formerly used by Japanese women in ceremonial suicide.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of kwaiken1

First recorded in 2010–15; from Japanese k(w)aiken, from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese á “bosom” + ᾱà “sɴǰ”

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